Railroad-tie.



E. H. $PiERS.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.27. 1915.

Pa'tentedfispc. 28, 1915.

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E. H. SPIERS.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.27.1915.

EDGAR H. SPIERS, 0F LAGRANGE, GEORGIA RAILROAD-TIE Application filed February 27. 1915.

lie it known that 1 Enoi-vn ll. rrnns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lagrange, in the county of Troup and State of Georgia, have invented eertain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full. clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railroad ties, and has for its principal object to provide a tie which is mrticularly adapted for use in place of the usual wood tie and which will eflectively prevent the rails from sinking, creeping, or spreading.

Another objectof the invention is to pro vide a tie having a novel fastening means carried thereby which is designed to permit the tie to be easily removed and a new one substituted in case of breakage,

A further object of the invention is to provide a tie which may he slipped beneath a railroad track which has already been laid by simply jacking up the track and sliding the tie underneath the [hinges of the rails into the desired position.

Still another and more specific object of the invention is to provide a rail brace carried by the hastening, means which will effcctively prevent the rails from twisting and becoming broken.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a tie which is provided with a suitable cushioning means to'give the same the desired resiliency and thereby relieve,-

much of the wear and tear on both the rails and the rolling stock of the railroad.

The invention consists essentially in a. substantially trmigh-shaped body provided with a pair of chambers nearits ends for the reception of the cushioning, means to give the tie the desired resiliency. The tie is provided with a pair of pivoted clamps for each oi the rail seats which may be thrown on their pivots to overlie the rail seats and engage the rail flange, or which may be thrown. to the opposite position and when open will lie beneath the, upper surface or" the tie, tl'ioroby eliminating any projection which will hinder the positioning: ol' the tie beneath the tract: in event it is nceessary-to replace or repair the tie.

With these and other objects in View, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7:38, 1915.

Serial No. 11,018.

invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set Forth in the following specilicatimi and zurcompanvingr drawings, in which,

Figure l is a top plan view of a railroad tie constructed in accordance with this invention showing" portions brolten away, Fig. 2 is a side view in elevation ol Fig. 1, Fig. i is a longitudinal sectional view showing the device as it would appear when being slip ped in place beneath a track which has already been laid and showing the rails jacked up to permit the tie to be easily placed in position, Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the tie showing the t'asteninp,- means re moved, Fig. 5 a fragmentary perspective view showing the rail clamps raised, Fig. 6 is a detail. perspective view of a rail seat, andl ig. 7 is a detail perspective View of the tiller block.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the nun'icral l designates as an entirety the tie which eonmrises the base 2, having 'lormed thereon the upstanding flanges 3. metallic body which is provided at each end with the notches 4-, which form chainbcrs for the reception of the rails. Secured in the tie, between the flanges 3 and to each side of the notches 4 are the partition walls 5 which are riveted or otherwise secured within the ti. as cl early shown. A suitable brace i is secured centrally of said tie and extends between the upper edges of the flanges 3 as clearly shown in the drawings. Suitable drain openings 7 are formed in the base 2 and are designed to permit the water. which may gather therein, to escape. Formed near the notches 4 are suitable apertures 3 which are designed to form bearings for the ends of the rail clamps, which will be more fully hereinafter described.

The rail clamps above mentioned are desigi'nated n'enerallv by the numeral 9 and comprise the body i having torincd thereon the flange. '11 which is designed to engage. the rail llanglc and cooperate with the angular-1y extending flange which engages the web oi the rail. Loosely mounted in the ends of the body 10 are the pins 1? the ends of which are riveted in the apertures 3 to hold the rail clamp in pivoted position. Formed centrally ol' the longitudinal extensions of the body 10 is a suitable. aperture 15 for the reception of the clamping screw 16 which extends through the aperture 17 in The whole terms a trough-shaped.

the bottom of the tie and is provided with the nut 18 for an obvious purpose.

The chamber formed between the partition walls 5 of the tie is preferably filled with asphalt or a similar re ilient material,

designated by the numeral 19, and the upper surface of the asphalt is provided with the cover or filler block 20, which is preferably of wood or a similar fibrous material. lhis block isformedwith. apertures 21 for the reception of the screw 16 hereinbefore referred to, and is notched as at 22 to accommodate the flanges of the partition walls 5 as illustrated in Fig. 7. Resting on the filler block 20 is the wear plate 23 having the downwardly turned flanges 24. formed at each end. Suitable apertures 25 are formed in alinement with the apertures 21 to receive the clamping screw 16 and the flanges engage the outer faces of the walls 5 as clearly shown in, Figs. 3 and 2 It will be apparent from the foregoing that in laying-a track, the ties are first placed in position in the usual way and the rails are then placed thereon between the clamping screws 16.and in the notches 4 so that the rest upon the wear plate 23 as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The rail clamps are then swung on their pivots so as to engage the rails and the nuts 18 are then threaded on the clamping screws and it will beapparent that the whole is firmly clamped together. In. event it is necessarv to repair or replace the tie, it is apparent that by releasing the nuts, the clamps may be thrown into the position shown in Fig. 3, and it will be apparent that .the tie may be withdrawn by jacking up the rails to support the same above the surface thereof. Due to the fact that there are no projections above the tie,

it will be evident that only a slight raising of the rail is necessary and the tie may be slipped from beneath the track andia. new tie substituted. It is also apparent that the cushioning material 19 and 20 willeffectivcly give the tie the desired resiliency and thus many of the shocks through the rolling stock are taken up.

lVhile in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will. fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claim;

What is claimed is A railroad tie of the character described comprising: a. base, flanges form-ed on the base, said being notched near each end in their upper edges, partition walls extending between the flanges to-forni chambers, cushioning elements within the chambers, rail clannas pivoted between the upper edges of the flanges, clamping screws eX tending through the and through the cushioning members, a wear plate supported on the cushioning members, he clamping screws extending through the wear plate, flange and web engaging flanges on the rail clamps and nuts cooperating with the cl amp ins; screws to hold the rail clamps in engagement with the railroad rail.

in tCSlJiUlOHY whereof I atlix my signatiilre in presence of'two witnesses.

EDGiili H. SPHERE). lVitnesses W; J. ALBRIGHT, G. H. Chess-L ar. 

